Senate Bill 876 (2025) — Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy
SB 876
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Florida Senate - 2025 SB By Senator Berman 26-01316-25 2025876__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. A bill to be entitled
An act relating to chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy; creating ss. 627.64198, 627.6614, and 3 641.31078, F.S.; prohibiting health insurers and health maintenance organizations issuing, delivering, 5 or renewing certain policies or contracts from refusing to contract with or denying coverage for certain providers of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy; providing an effective date. 9
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
Section
Section 627.64198, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 14 627.64198 CAR-T therapy providers.—A health insurer issuing, delivering, or renewing a health insurance policy in this state on or after January 1, 2026, which provides coverage for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-
T) therapy may not refuse to contract with or deny coverage for the administration of CAR-T therapy by any provider that qualifies as a certified health care facility under the Food and Drug Administration procedure for the CAR-T product license and that is included in the policy’s provider network for any other service. 23
Section
Section 627.6614, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 25 627.6614 CAR-T therapy providers.—A health insurer issuing, 26 delivering, or renewing a group health insurance policy in this state on or after January 1, 2026, which provides coverage for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-
T) therapy may not refuse Florida Senate - 2025 SB 876 26-01316-25 2025876__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. to contract with or deny coverage for the administration of CAR-30 T therapy by any provider that qualifies as a certified health care facility under the Food and Drug Administration procedure for the CAR-T product license and that is included in the policy’s provider network for any other service. 34
Section
Section 641.31078, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 36 641.31078 CAR-T therapy providers.—A health maintenance organization issuing, delivering, or renewing a health maintenance contract in this state on or after January 1, 2026, 39 which provides coverage for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell 40 (CAR-
T) therapy may not refuse to contract with or deny coverage for the administration of CAR-T therapy by any provider that qualifies as a certified health care facility under the Food and Drug Administration procedure for the CAR-T product license and that is included in the policy’s provider network for any other service. 46